I'm Your Boogie Man

"I'm Your Boogie Man" is a song written and produced by Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch, and performed by Casey's band KC and the Sunshine Band from the band's fourth album Part 3 (1976).

"I'm Your Boogie Man"
Single by KC and the Sunshine Band
from the album Part 3
B-side	"Wrap Your Arms Around Me"
Released	1976
Genre	Disco[1]
Length	4:04
Label	TK
Songwriter(s)	Harry Wayne Casey Richard Finch
Producer(s)	Harry Wayne Casey Richard Finch
KC and the Sunshine Band singles chronology
"I Like to Do It" (1976) "I'm Your Boogie Man" (1976) "Keep It Comin' Love" (1977)

Background

Richard Finch said that the song was written about a DJ at a Miami, Florida radio station named Robert W. Walker, who was the first to give their hit single "Get Down Tonight" airplay.[2]

Chart performance

In 1977 the song reached the number one position on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 3 on the soul charts. Billboard ranked it as the #11 song of 1977. The song was also an international chart hit, reaching number one in Canada and charting in Australia (No. 38), Belgium (No. 16), the Netherlands (No. 6), New Zealand (No. 12) and the United Kingdom (No. 41).

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1976–1977) Peak position Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 38 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 16 Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[5] 1 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[6] 1 France (IFOP)[7] 34 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[8] 6 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9] 6 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[10] 12 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[11] 41 US Billboard Hot 100[12] 1 US Billboard Hot Disco Singles[12] 9 US Billboard Hot Soul Singles[12] 3 US Cash Box Top 100[13] 1 US Record World[14] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1977) Position Canada Top Singles (RPM)[15] 22 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[16] 63 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[17] 73 US Billboard Hot 100[18] 11 US Cash Box Top 100[19] 15

White Zombie version

"I'm Your Boogieman"
Single by White Zombie
from the album The Crow: City of Angels Soundtrack
Released	1996
Length	4:27
Label	Miramax, Hollywood
Songwriter(s)	Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch
Producer(s)	Terry Date, Ulrich Wild, White Zombie
White Zombie singles chronology
"The One" (1996) "I'm Your Boogieman" (1996) "Ratfinks, Suicide Tanks and Cannibal Girls" (1996)

American band White Zombie originally recorded a cover of "I'm Your Boogie Man" for The Crow: City of Angels Soundtrack. However, since the song's release date, it has also appeared on Rob Zombie's greatest hits album Past, Present & Future and as a remixed version on the EP Supersexy Swingin' Sounds. The song is another different music style for the band as they are fusing disco with heavy metal. The audio samples in the song where children are heard saying "He's gonna get you! The Boogieman is coming!" are taken from the 1978 film Halloween, which would later be remade in 2007 by Rob Zombie. The remixed version was also heard on a Halloween episode of the ABC television series 666 Park Avenue.

Reception

Although the song failed to chart, it earned White Zombie their third and final Grammy nomination for Best Metal Performance in 1997.

Track listing

1. "I'm Your Boogieman" – 4:27

See also

• List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1977
• List of Cash Box Top 100 number-one singles of 1977
• List of number-one singles of 1977 (Canada)
• List of RPM number-one dance singles of 1976

References

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3. "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – CHART POSITIONS PRE 1989". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
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5. "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 5131." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
6. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 5248a." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
7. "Le Détail par Artiste" (in French). InfoDisc. Select "K.C. & The SUNSHINE Band" from the artist drop-down menu. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
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11. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
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13. "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending JUNE 4, 1977". Cash Box. Archived from the original on October 3, 2012.
14. "The Singles Chart" (PDF). Record World. June 11, 1977. p. 39. ISSN 0034-1622. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
15. "Top 200 Singles of 1977". RPM. Vol. 28 no. 14. December 31, 1977. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
16. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1977" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
17. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1977" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
18. "Top 100 Hits for 1977". The Longbored Surfer. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
19. "The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1977". Cash Box. Archived from the original on August 26, 2012.